I was really disappointed when the Imperial line came out. The B68 Imperial doesn't appear to be a go and the B17S Imperial? Eeks....such a tiny pincher cutout.

I have a B68 that has been chopped and channelled by Selle Anatomica. Even then I've taken a little sand paper and modified the cutout. Given DivingBiker's (?) problems with her B68 breaking after the SA mods, I was really looking forward to the B68 Imperial for my second bike's saddle. But now I wonder if they would have put in a generous cutout or a pincher?

On the one hand Brooks sells a good saddle so you gotta love 'em; on the other hand, they seem to have fallen short here. Reading this board you'd think there was a solid market for a good women's saddle--wide enough, cutout and a long nose. Yes, the Brooks is based on a historically solid design, but today's women is riding just a tad bit more agressively than the 1900's woman.